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Biden opens the jailhouse door

Biden administration

Politics

Biden opens the jailhouse door

The president’s ability to issue mass pardons is essentially a royal prerogative to change the law and court decisions

Charles Lipson

Is removing nicotine from cigarettes bad science?

If policymakers want more people to quit smoking, they should ‘follow the science,’ and steer clear of draconian measures

Reem Ibrahim

Biden bids an ominous farewell to a falling America

‘Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence’

Cockburn

Jose Andrés’s mixed emotions

Plus: Rooting for you guys

Cockburn

International

Venezuela prepares for clashing inaugurations

Will Edmundo González Urrutia return to Caracas?

Juan P. Villasmil

Policy
January 9, 2025
Biden’s final attempt for a domestic legacy… a smoking ban
It seems the president can’t help but flirt with the idea of tinkering with personal liberty just a little bit more before he goes
Kate Andrews
Health
December 31, 2024
Trump’s historic opportunity to make Americans healthy again
Time to put an end to several Biden administration ‘patient-last’ policies
Bobby Jindal and Charlie Katebi
International
December 19, 2024
Biden’s Cuba policy has been disastrous for the Democrats
Facing parlous humanitarian conditions, and an economy under tighter and tighter sanctions, Cubans have decided to leave in record numbers
Daniel Rey
DC Diary
December 18, 2024
Hunter Biden rehabbed at White House Christmas
Plus: Trump stacks roster of ambassadors & Pelosi flexes muscles on Oversight
The Spectator
Politics
December 15, 2024
What’s flying over New Jersey?
Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane….
Charles Lipson
DC Diary
December 13, 2024
Chicago at a crossroads
Plus: China rejects Trump invite & Biden’s pardon spree
The Spectator
International
December 6, 2024
Trump is already the diplomat-in-chief
He is using the two-and-a-half months between Election Day and Inauguration Day to re-plunge himself into the world of international diplomacy
Daniel DePetris
Law
December 2, 2024
The Hunter Biden pardon has silver linings
The stench of legal favoritism will cling to the Democrats for years to come
Roger Kimball
Politics
December 2, 2024
Hunter’s pardon is the legacy of Joe Biden’s weakness
It’s a blanket pardon covering a decade of crimes regarding taxes, bribery, sex, drugs and more
Ben Domenech
Politics
December 2, 2024
President Biden was always going to pardon Hunter
He just pretended he wouldn’t for electoral reasons
Freddy Gray

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